The Falcons will honor a living member of the Tuskegee Airmen during Sunday’s game vs. Cleveland.
According to the club’s website, the Falcons will recognize 98-year-old Edward Johnson, a sergeant in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.
Johnson served with the 332nd Fighter Group and 477th Bombardment Group, serving as an instrument-flying instructor, the Falcons said.
The Tuskegee Airmen
were African-American members of the Air Corps and the U.S. Army Air
Forces whose ranks included pilots who flew bombing missions in World
War II.
According to the Falcons, Johnson is a long-time fan of the club who
has never attended a game. He will be accompanied by one of his
daughters.
The ceremony will occur sometime during the first half, the Falcons said.